In November 2014, I turned 30, and, having just returned to work following six months off sick, I decided to start an 'Audio Diary' for some much needed positivity.
Every 3 months, I'd pick 20 songs which soundtracked that period for me, and jot them down alongside bullet points of key events in my life during that timeframe.
Surprisingly, all this time later, I'm still doing it. And these days it's hard to whittle it down to just 20 tracks because there's so much great music out there again.
The initial thought process was that by the time I hit 40 in November 2024, I'll have 40 playlists covering the last ten years of my life.
Then during lockdown in 2020, I started a provisional attempt at backdating the concept, going back as far as I could to the point where my musical journey began - getting my first vinyl single on my third birthday back in 1987.
I still need to tweak that slightly, but it's a huge body of work that acts as the official OST to my lifetime.
#37.2 - Part 1
01. The Prodigal - Placebo
02. Can't Take You Anywhere - Skunk Anansie
03. Feet Don't Fail Me Now - Joy Crookes
04. Naked - Finneas
05. Follow Me - Pabllo Vittar & Rina Sawayama
06. Ayinye - K.O.G
07. Eyes Don't Lie - Tones and I
08. Curious - Franz Ferdinand
09. Zuckerpunch - The Snuts
10. Who Died And Made You King? - Jaguar Jonze
#37.2 - Part 2
11. Glitterati - Kid Kapichi
12. Little Green Miracles - Jonny & The Baptists
13. Cider Holiday - The Dreadnoughts
14. Wild Child - The Black Keys
15. Softly - Arlo Parks
16. The Skin I'm In - Hifi Sean & David McAlmont
17. Compliance - Muse
18. Underwear - Gen and the Degenerates
19. This Sow is Mine - Dog Fashion Disco
20. Turn Off the Radio (Radio Single) - Bob Vylan
Anyhew, this weekend I finished compiling #37.2 covering February to April 2022, so I thought I'd share it here.
If there's interest in this, I'll share more of these lists in the future!